Prior to the National Division 3 play-off match between North Walsham RFC and Nuneaton RFC, Jess Harris was presented with the Valkyrie Shield. This is awarded to the girl from either the U14’s or U17’s teams who, in the opinion of the coaches, has made the most progress and effort during the pevious season. […]
I’m talking about Edmonton, Canada, not Germany…….
The image is of England Ladies celebrating their Grand Slam win last season - the reason for including it here is to draw attention to our genuine chance of winning in September. New Zealand’s Black Ferns are tipped as being England’s most serious opposition.
The final trials for the […]
Just found another blog.
Lee’s Rugby Life includes some good discussions on scrum half tactics by the American National Scrum Half - see photo here.
If you want to see her thoughts on team communication when the going gets tough, try this.
Now I’m wondering what is the correct plural of ’scrum half’…..!
USA Women’s Eagles (their national team) recently hosted a couple of games against Canada. They won the first game 25-10, and lost the second 18-20. If you look here you can see some great photography which brings to life the sheer athleticism of women’s rugby played at the highest level.
I just wish […]
Each month there will be an award for ‘Star of the Month’. It might be for a player (adult or junior), or a team, or for one of the many volunteers who never run with a ball, but without whom the players could not play.
The inaugural ‘Star of the Month’ Award goes […]
This was just too good to miss - originally reported on Planet Rugby
Mass arrests as police mistake rugby for brawl
Monday June 12 2006
Players fall foul of ‘counter-terrorism action’
More than 100 people were detained in the southern Russian city of Rostov-On-Don after police mistook an innocent game of rugby for a mass brawl.
The Russian news agency […]
Have a look, and enter a team, or two! There are three events to choose from between now and mid-August at Clacton, Southwold, and Hunstanton.
As you can see from next year’s girls dates, there are plenty of opportunities to take part in festivals of one kind or another.
I’ve watched several tournaments over the last season, and several themes are clear from all of them:
There is room for all. Amongst the 300 girls at the Herts 7s this May, […]
U17 Norfolk girls Libby Peak (West Norfolk) and Vicky Harris (North Walsham) both played key roles in an overall win at the National Sevens Tournament on the Bank Holiday Monday at the end of May. They were playing for Basildon, who beat Worcester - one of the biggest and strongest clubs in the country […]
Congratulations to several girls from Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk who have been selected for the RFUW’s national development programmes this summer. Libby Peak (West Norfolk) and Georgina Cook (Diss Vixens) have been spotted to join 30 of England’s very brightest rising stars aged 15-17 at the RFUW’s annual Performance Camp this July. For […]
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